Snug

A/N: Fulfilled request at tp_fic_requests on livejournal.

"Can we continue what we started before Rhodey interrupted us?" Tony asked Pepper with a happy glint in his eyes.

Pepper tightened her grip on Tony's armor-clad hands and bit her lip. She looked at him for a few seconds before she cupped his cheeks into her palms and pulled him forward to kiss him. Tony had anticipated the move, so he met her half-way. Pepper gasped in surprise, but heard Tony mumble something before wrapping his arms around her slim waist.

The redhead backed away from their slow kiss and pushed her hands against his chest, irritated that she couldn't lay her hands on his pectorals. Tony pouted as he felt her break their current kiss and pulled her to him. Her arms came around his shoulders and his arms tightened their hold on her waist.

"I think I want to get out of this metal can."

"You think?"

"Well, yeah. It's kind of getting snug in here." Tony said with a lopsided grin, which Pepper found quite adorable.

But given their circumstances, Pepper found his remark incredibly dirty.

"Tony…" She tried to warn him, but he cut her off by pressing his lips against the corner of her mouth.

"Pepper…" He mimicked her tone and turned his head so that he could kiss her properly.

To his growing frustration, she only let him kiss her for about three seconds before pulling away.

"You're not helping the situation at all." Tony muttered and stared at her with another lopsided grin.

Pepper smiled at him and avoided his eyes when she told him this.

"If I were you, I would design that suit to have more space for other activities." She finished her sentence with a giggle that Tony found incredibly arousing.

"I'll keep that in mind for future… usage."

"That you will." Pepper whispered as she leaned into him.

Her eyes fluttered closed as his lips found hers again, and she moved her hand into his hair – god, it was beginning to become a habit of hers – and tugged gently at the ends, eliciting a soft moan out of his throat.

When they broke apart, a million years later, Tony licked his lips and smirked when he noticed that her eyes were still closed.

"So I take it you're willing to help me out of the suit." His deep, hoarse voice brought her out of her reverie. She opened her eyes only to see him watching her with a tender expression on his face.

"Out of curiosity, Tony… What do you have in mind to do once you're out of the suit?"

He stared at her for a few seconds and gave her the truth. No more masks, no more hiding.

"It's going to sound cheesy and I suppose that's the way it should be, but… here's what I'm going to do." Pepper raised an eyebrow when no explanation came out, but Tony beat her to it. "I'll take a shower."

He could barely contain the crazy peal of laughter that threatened to escape his throat at the look on her face.

"I was just joking." He said with a small snort. "I want to sleep with you."

Pepper stared at him incredulously before giving him a death glare.

"I was joking… again."